Why are world leaders so much older than the people they govern? | DW News

The US President is turning 80, and it got us thinking: why do people who are old enough to be retired, keep getting elected?

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00:00 Why do older leaders dominate politics? 01:15 Aksel Sundström, Political Scientist, University of Gothenburg 05:05 Are autocracies more affected than democracies? 08:08 Are younger people feeling underrepresented in politics? 10:53 Do younger leaders govern differently?

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